About SHoP Architects

SHoP Architects was founded to harness the power of diverse expertise in the design of buildings and environments that improve the quality of public life. The studio's inclusive, open-minded process allows them to effectively address a broad range of issues in their work: from novel programmatic concepts, to next-generation fabrication and delivery techniques, to beautifully crafted spaces that precisely suit their functions.

The studio set out to prove that intelligent, evocative architecture can be made with real-world constraints. Today, their interdisciplinary staff is implementing that idea at critical sites around the world.

SHoP Architects has been recognized with awards such as Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Architecture Firm in the World” in 2014, and the Smithsonian/Cooper Hewitt’s “National Design Award for Architecture” in 2009.

SHoP Architects at CTBUH

Skybridges Research: CTBUH / IIT Studio Visit
11 Apr 2019, New York City
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As part of the Skybridges research project, CTBUH and IIT College of Architecture traveled to NYC for presentations, workshops, and meetings regarding Skybridge designs.

CTBUH Australia Explores the Design of Collins Arch
7 Jun 2018, Melbourne
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CTBUH Melbourne hosted its first event of 2018, a case study of Collins Arch, composed as two buildings with linked floor plates in the center of Melbourne's Central Business District.

CTBUH New York Hosts Tall Timber Event
22 Jun 2017, New York City
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CTBUH New York held a presentation and panel discussion on the character and behavior of tall timber buildings, as well as the future opportunities with timber in New York and beyond.

Future of Construction: Manufacturing Buildings
9 Jun 2016, New York City
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The CTBUH New York Chapter in collaboration with the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee held the first of its lecture series, “Future of Construction.”

Aspect: Ratios
3 May 2016, New York City
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The CTBUH NYC Young Professionals Committee welcomed over 150 design professionals for ASPECT:RATIOS, a seminar focusing on female perspectives in architecture.

Brooklyn Urban and Construction Tour
28 Oct 2015, New York City
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CTBUH 2015 delegates toured City Point Complex, Barclays Center, and 461 Dean Street which have impacted the cityscape of Brooklyn.

Skin NY
27 Aug 2015, New York City
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CTBUH New York, in association with the New York Young Professionals Committee hosted an event entitled Skin:NY that focused on high-rise façade design and construction

The Current State of Slender Buildings in NYC
30 Jul 2015, New York City
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SHoP Architects welcomed a group of architects and engineers for a lively discussion and exchange of ideas about slender buildings.

Facades+ New York City
16-17 Apr 2015, New York City
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CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood recently visited New York City to participate in the Facades+ conference hosted by The Architect’s Newspaper.

World Architecture Day Prefab Panel Debates on “Factory-Made”
11 Oct 2013, New York City
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CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood led a panel focused on the exigencies of pre-fabrication and modular construction.

Atlantic Yards B2 – Modular on the Rise
24 Jul 2013, Chicago
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It seems increasingly evident that 2013 will be remembered as The Year of Prefab in the tall-building community. At 32 stories, B2 promises to become the tallest modular building.

CTBUH Resources Involving SHoP Architects

Award Winners & Award of Excellence Recipients

The CTBUH Awards recognize projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.

Papers/Research

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism
Oct 2018 –
CTBUH Journal 2018 Issue IV; CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers
As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are
evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal lines, with several central business districts, ideally all offering something…